The 3 genin and Kitsune waited for kakashi. 'Knowing kakashi he's probably doing his rounds.' kitsune thought before sighing. "something wrong sensei?" kitsune turned to sakura. "knowing your other instructor. He'll be a while." this got naruto's attention. "what do you mean oji-sensei." sakura turned to naruto. "Naruto why did you call kitsune sensei uncle?" she asked. "Why do you want to know?" naruto asked. "Naruto be nice." kitsune said. "He's kind of a father figure to me sakura-chan since I never had any immediate family." naruto said trying not to show any depression. Sakura for once looked at him with pity while sasuke scoffed, but he shrunk into his seat at kitsune's heated glare.
"Hey oji-san." naruto said. "hm?" kitsune asked as he lifted one eyelid. "i think we should pie kakashi-sensei for being late." naruto said with a mischievous grin. Kitsune gained a smirk as he got up. 'why is he agreeing with naruto?' sakura thought. "He's an idiotic sensei. He's supposed to stop him not agree with him on it." inner sakura said. Kitsune stopped and turned to her. Holding a pie in one hand, the other on his hip. "Just because I'm the oldest of you 3 doesn't mean that I can't pull a prank every once in a while haruno. I'm a fox for Pete's sake. We're supposed to be tricksters." we heard footsteps. Turning kitsune flattened himself against the wall. The door slid open. "hello tea.." SPLAT! Naruto burst out laughing while sakura snorted with amusement. Kakashi was silent. "i hate you all, not you kitsune-sama." kitsune raised an eyebrow. "I'm the one who threw the pie kakashi." he deadpanned. Kakashi sighed. "Rooftop." he said flatly.
Rooftop
"Alright tell us who you are and what you like and dislike." kakashi said. "your hobbies and goals as well." kitsune added. "Why don't you go first kakashi." kakashi sighed dejectedly. " I'm kakashi hatake the rest is private." kitsune face palmed in annoyance. 'seriously kakashi. Then again the deaths of his teammates and minato would make him want to keep to himself.' he thought "you next kitsune-sama." kakashi said. Kitsune gave him a look. "I'm kitsune nui. The great white fox. I like helping naruto with his jutsu. I also enjoy helping him pull pranks every now and then as long as he doesn't prank me. My goal is to help naruto reach his. My dislikes are people who attempt to kill naruto, people who disrespect him and hurt him." that last comment was directed towards sakura who gulped. The rest of the introductions went well. For the most part.
"Sakura-chan is never going to go out with me is she oji-san?" naruto said. "Give her time naruto. She's in the fan girl stage. She'll grow out of it."
training ground 7
next day
"Naruto, look out. He'll destroy you!" sakura yelled. "Huh?" naruto questioned. "Too late." kakashi said stars in his eyes. 'he is not.' kitsune thought 'he is.' "leaf secret finger jutsu. Thousand years of death!" kitsune winced and put his hands on his rear as kakashi literally put his fingers where the sun don't shine. "Yeeeouch!" naruto yelled as he sailed into the air clutching his rear.
later after training
"Sakura, a word please." kitsune asked. Naruto saw his oji-san nod to keep going. "Yes kitsune-sensei?" sakura asked. "What do you see in naruto?" sakura was appalled by the question. "i see nothing in him." she said. "Nothing huh." kitsune said. "Well, he sees a lot in you." sakura looked at her sensei with a raised eyebrow. "Like what?" she asked. "You're beautiful for starters. Smart. He would die protecting you sakura. How many times has sasuke asked you out in reality?" kitsune said in a eerily calm voice. "none kitsune-sensei." sakura said sulking. "give naruto a chance he might surprise you." kitsune said smiling before noticing the angle of the sun. "I'll take you home."
Sakura thought about what her sensei said. "is sasuke really the one for me or is naruto?" she thought as she picked up the team photo.
Present day
"Kakashi did that to naruto!?" Natani said sweat dropping before looking at the kid dressed in orange. "poor kid." she chuckled. "i never took you as the prankster type." the man chuckled. Shortly after his demeanor became grim. "everything was fun and games until wave." he said. Natani gained a shocked expression. "what happened?" she asked. "The kids got their first taste of combat."